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the other. The mare gave birth to twins, one a mule, the 
other a filly, both normally built.—( Journ . de Zootechnie .) ■ 
ITALIAN REVIEW. 
Two Cases of Acute Poisoning by the Permanganate 
of Potassium \_By R. Carrozzo]. —The solution of this salt 
for intestinal antisepsy being frequently used at the Royal Vet¬ 
erinary School of Naples, and having employed it for more than 
two years with this object, the author records two cases of acute 
poisoning whose interest lies in the fact that he has found 
nothing on the subject in the books he had at his disposition. 
In the first case the permanganate was prescribed in solution, 
90 grammes in one litre of water, to be administered in two 
doses, to relieve a case of intestinal fermentation ; 7 grammes 
of tannic acid in pill was also to be given. One hour later, 
after the first dose was given, the animal was taken with mus¬ 
cular tremblings all over the body ; the head was kept down, 
frequent passages, soft, white and very offensive ; the head was 
covered with cold perspiration, as well as the whole body, as if 
the animal had had an injection of pilocarpine; the visible 
mucous membranes were pale, pulse frequent, small, regular ; 
temperature below normal, 36.7° C. ; dyspnoea well marked and 
paroxysmal. The second dose of the prescription was not given. 
Frictions of spirits of turpentine were applied, and drenches of 
. hot wine were administered, and in a few days recovery was 
complete. The second half of the litre was given to another 
animal without effect. In the second case the same treatment 
was prescribed for an animal suffering with foetid diarrhoea. 
After five hours similar symptoms were manifested, but there 
were besides abundant saliva, nasal and lachrymal hypersecre¬ 
tions, cold extremities, colic, etc. After a few days of improve¬ 
ment, a relapse took place and the animal died. Post-mortem 
could not be made.—( Clinic a Veterin.) 
Contribution to the Radical Cure of Capped Hocks 
\By R. Carrozzo ].—Following a modus operandi employed 
by Prof. Lanzillotti-Buonsanti, which consists in the extirpa¬ 
tion of the cyst which forms the capped hock, the author re¬ 
sorted to it on a horse which had his left hock disfigured. 
Several forms of treatment had been used, down to the subcu¬ 
taneous puncture, followed by blistering, but nothing had suc¬ 
ceeded ; there always remained a small tumor, which, although 
smaller than at first, was an eye-sore to the beauty of the animal, 
